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Who died on February 27

85 figures who shaped history died on February 27.

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Vasily I of Moscow — Grand Prince of Moscow from 1389 to 1425, who died on February 27 1425.

Pau Claris i Casademunt — Catalan lawyer & clergyman, who died on February 27 1641.

Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton — English politician, who died on February 27 1699.

John Evelyn — English writer, gardener and diarist, who died on February 27 1706.

Samuel Parris — American minister in Salem, who died on February 27 1720.

John Arbuthnot — Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London, who died on February 27 1735.

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Who died on February 27?

85 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 27, including Vasily I of Moscow, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on February 27?

56 documented historical events happened on February 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Treaty of Berwick was signed, setting the terms under which an English fleet and army could enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the regency of Mary of Guise (pictured). On the same day, in another year: Sweden signed the Treaty of Stolbovo to end the Ingrian War with Russia, making large territorial gains. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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